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Kendrick Lamar surprises students with commencement speech at Compton’s graduation ceremony
Kendrick Lamar surprised the 2024 graduating class at Compton College with a commencement speech, telling students he was proud of them and the city.The Grammy and Pulitzer winner is a Compton native who had nothing but appreciation for the city he grew up in, saying that it was still “growing” not just physically but spiritually as well.“I wanted to come out here just to tell y’all how much I appreciate y’all. I’m proud of the city of Compton, I’m proud of Compton College, most importantly I’m proud of the graduates out here,” Lamar said.“I know what it takes. You...
California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned to the job on Monday under court order, but their union vowed more protests to come.
Nicholas Academic Centers Launches 204 Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds to Prestigious Universities
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 10, 2024-- Surrounded by her best friends at her track and field meet, Santa Ana High School senior Mia Gonzalez opened up an email from Columbia University. She shrieked with joy as she clicked on the button that played Columbia’s song, which meant that her long-shot college had accepted her. This moment was a culmination of everything – starting high school online during the pandemic, wearing multiple hats at her family restaurant (cashier, marketer, “lawyer”) while juggling a full load of Advanced Placement classes, caretaking her beloved grandmother before she died of cancer, and participating in...
LBUSD announces new principals for Poly, Millikan, 11 other schools
The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved a number of administrative assignment changes for the 2024-25 school year. They included 13 schools getting new principals, with Millikan’s current principal Alejandro Vega taking over at Poly High School and Wilson Vice Principal Stacie Alexander taking over at Millikan.
1/2-percent pay hike on HBUHSD agenda for Tuesday
Approval of a half-percent pay increase for certain employees is on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees. The board will vote on that raise for the 2024-25 school year for certificated administrators including assistant and deputy superintendents, superintendent, pupil personnel services employees, teachers and nurses, hourly home teacher and hourly adult education teachers, classified employees, classified management, confidential employees, classified service exempt employees, the board of trustees and personnel commission.
Los Alamitos High School Seniors Celebrated in 4th Annual Rossmoor Car Parade
The Graduation Celebration Parade in Rossmoor is a tradition that started just a few months into a worldwide pandemic, after graduation ceremonies and most everything else was canceled for the Class of 2020. Four years later, students from the Class of 2024 had their chance to be celebrated in the...
High School Outreach helps future students find their future
Mt. SAC is one of the top community colleges in California, known for its array of programs and the large amount of available resources. A huge factor in maintaining annulment is Mt. SAC’s partnership with local highschools through the High School Outreach program. High School Outreach at Mt. SAC...
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